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A huge thank you to everyone who attended our Artists and Makers Fair today as both an artist and a guest! It was wonderful having everyone here today and we look forward to seeing you at the next one.

We are thrilled to announce that @emilygarside.bsky.social, author of Gay Aliens and Queer Folk, will be joining us on June 20th at our Pride Book Fair to discuss her new book Rainbow Wales: Queer Icons Past and Present. Published by @calonbooks.bsky.social

Our Artists and Makers Fair is in full swing! Everyone will be here until 3PM so there's still time to pop in and meet some wonderful creators.

Kaden's Weekly Recommendations! Week Ninety Five: Love in the Palm of His Hand by Rinteku Available in store or online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love... A tender romance manga about self discovery and exploring communication beyond spoken words.

If you're looking to get out of the rain while in Ponty, why not check out some off the amazing artists we have in store today!

Our Pride Bookfair this June has moved to the 20th! If you are an author, artist, poet, publisher or you make comics, zines, etc and would like to take part tickets are available via: www.ticketsource.co.uk/Storyville-B... If you have any questions please email us at [email protected]

Join us today for our Arts and Makers Fair!

Take control of your mind. Start thinking for free! See and read the full comic on penny-arcade.com ! #AISlop #WriteForFree #ThinkForYourself #AIisAGrift #comedy #foryou

A chartered account-turned author has become the first writer to be shortlisted for two different books by the Waterstones children’s book prize

Beware the Beholder! This fantastic figurine of the classic Dungeons and Dragons monster features a glowing eye. Perfect for adding extra thrills to your in-person sessions or just as a cool collector's item! Available in store.

An exploration of the Teddy Boys, a subculture that found 1950s teenagers asserting themselves through fashion, language, and attitude. Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tedd...

Slice of Life (Nichijou in Japanese) is a genre of manga that focuses on the every day lives of the characters. These typically low stakes are often a relaxing and fun break from the more action heavy titles. Check out our our list! uk.bookshop.org/lists/manga-...

One week to go before the Pontypridd Art and Maker Fair!

Kaden's Weekly Recommendations! Week Ninety Four: When Among Crows by Veronica Roth Available online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/when... A beautiful novella from the author of the Divergent series. Step into a world where creatures of Polish folklore thrive in modern day Chicago.

Check out our expanded collection of graphic novels, science fiction, fantasy, and horror! New stock has just come in so don't hesitate to check out what we have.

‪30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingWomen #30DaysBooksByWomen 11/30 ‪Orbital - Samantha Harvey

In a week I’m coming to BODMIN www.ticketsource.co.uk/intobodmin/j... then FALMOUTH thepoly.savoysystems.co.uk/ThePoly.dll/... #cornwall #comedy

Gwir Gofnod o Gyfnod is a Welsh language collection of testimonies by women in government in modern Wales, exploring the significance of gender equality in politics. Available in store or online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/gwir...

We have a stunning collection of hardback classics for only 9.99 each!

A fun search and find book for young Swifties! Can You Find Taylor? is available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/can-...

From the creator of the beloved graphic novel series, Heartstopper. Loveless is about a teenage girl's journey to figuring out her identity and her relationship with romance and coming to accept that truth. Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/love...

The Green Budget Guide is a handy guide to not only saving the planet but also saving money with 101 tips. Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Getting into manga can be overwhelming if you don't know where to start. Check out this list of popular titles from a variety of genres to help you figure out what may be right for you. uk.bookshop.org/lists/manga-...

Ponty Arts' Art and Makers Fair is coming up in February! Keep an eye out for some of the wonderful creators we'll have in store.

Kaden's Weekly Recommendations! Week Ninety Three: Evocation by S.T. Gibson Available online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/evoc... From the author of the blood pumping, gothic vampire novel A Dowry of Blood. Long ago a deal was made. The Devil's at the door.

WE'RE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, a 📚🧵 STUDENT JOURNALIST: How has your business survived after e-books? ME: 🤦 STUDENT JOURNALIST: I mean, real books smell great, but the market has really changed, hasn't it? ME: We're actually not much affected by that. (1/11)

The next in store Pokemon League Challenge is tomorrow! www.facebook.com/events/25698...

Available in store for £29.99! Wispwood is a magical board game about lighting up a magical forest to guide a curious cat on its way.

Check out our list of Welsh language books written for learners from Entry level to Advanced! Different titles can also be found in store! uk.bookshop.org/lists/books-...

Available online and in store. Kate Saunders' Five Children on the Western Front is a gripping middle grade novel about a group of young children as they are shown the truth about the Great War and the world that comes with it. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/five...

Available in store and online. Running Up That Hill is the story of Kate Bush told through the lens of fifty "visions", illuminating her life through new angles. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/runn...

Available in store and online! Copies of The Hobbit as well as the Lord of the Rings series are once against available. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/tolk...

The two-in-one omnibus edition of Ken Wakui's critically acclaimed manga, Tokyo Revengers, is now available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/toky...

We have restocked our collection of mystery dice bags! A fun surprise for the dice hoarder in your life.

Kaden's Weekly Recommendations! Week Ninety Two: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Available online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-... The circus arrives without warning. Here in a flash, then gone with only memories left behind. You don't want to miss your chance.

An interview on Shroud (for the paperback release)

I’m not dead. I sleep sometimes. Sleep comes very close to death, everyone knows that. The dead walk in dreams, everyone knows that. They come to you alive, and they say things. They walk out of death into the dreams.

A Welsh author has announced his second novel, a ‘politically-charged dystopian’ set in mid-Wales, will be published in April 2026

We're hosting another Pokemon League Challenge next Sunday! Follow this link to reserve your place. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Kentaro Miura's brutal mature rated dark fantasy manga, Berserk, is once again available in store as well as online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bers...

Cymoedd, a Welsh language collection of twelve short stories dedicated to the valleys and the way it shapes its people is available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/cymo...

The Beatles 1963 is an account of the every day lives of the Beatles throughout the year of 1963. Available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Emma Hamm's dark romantasy novel, The Deathless One, is now available in store and online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The beautifully illustrated children's book I Love You to the Moon and Back: All Year Long is available in store and online. A heart warming ode to the love of a parent and child. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-lo...

Remember, if you'd like a table at our second ever Pride Book Fair you can book a table here! If you have questions feel free to contact us at [email protected]

Renee Good reminds me of how vital poetry is, of how the generous splay of language outlasts every tyrant. pundits can belittle her as a "self-proclaimed poet" because they don't value what's not for sale, because poetry enumerates that which cannot be purchased: our humanity.

Light novels are a form of Japanese novels that conventionally target a YA demographic and feature manga-style illustrations throughout. These novels are often adapted from or into manga. Check out our list of popular light novels! uk.bookshop.org/lists/light-...

Kaden's Weekly Recommendations! Week Ninety One: Magical Boy by The Kao Available online via: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/magi... Volume 2 also available. A fun spin on the magical girl genre that approaches it from a before yet unexplored perspective.